Month: January 2026

FAFSA Pop-Up at Frazar Memorial Library at McNeese State University.

McNeese Offers Assistance for Completing the 2026-27 FAFSA 

January 6, 2026

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now available for the 2026-2027 academic year. McNeese State University is hosting a FAFSA Pop-Up on Saturday, Jan. 10, to help current and incoming students complete the application.  The McNeese Financial Aid Office will host a FAFSA Pop-Up on campus in the Frazar Memorial Library from 1 to 4 p.m. No appointment is needed. McNeese students can stop by and renew their FAFSA and incoming students and their families can get assistance in filing the FAFSA.  Students can qualify for federal…

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McNeese English Major Receives Scholarship to Study Japanese 

January 6, 2026

Genevieve “Genny” Cook will spend the spring semester in Tokyo, Japan, learning and studying Japanese at Toyo University.  The Ragley junior English major at McNeese State University, received a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study a critical need language. This cultural exchanged program is administered by the U.S. Department of State.  “I chose to attend a university in Japan because I always wanted…

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McNeese Students and Professors Present Research at Conference 

January 5, 2026

McNeese State University students and professors presented their research to the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) conference in Baltimore, Maryland, in November.   The students worked closely with assistant professor Dr. Ilya Okhotnikov in the department of social sciences as they conducted a systematic literature review and analysis. Assistant professor Dr. Elizabeth Wroten also presented research at the conference.  The NCFR, founded in 1938,…

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McNeese State University graduates with one standing up as one of the recognized honor graduates.

McNeese Recognizes Fall 2025 Honor Graduates

January 5, 2026

McNeese State University honor students were recognized at fall commencement ceremonies held Dec. 19, in the McNeese Townsley Law Arena.  Honor students recognized were:  SUMMA CUM LAUDE (3.90-4.00): Trina Nicole Carlin, Sulphur; Kaylee Cochran, DeRidder; Alejandro Medina Flores, Fullerton, California (4.00); Nathan A. Guidry, Lake Charles (4.00); Carly X. Hand, Lake Charles; Caleb M. Nash, Kinder; Azeezat Yetunde Onafuwa, Lagos,…

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